Dragnet - Season 8
1 - The Big Beating
Air Date: September 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a woman's claim that her neighbors are abusing their child.
2 - The Big Sweet Annie
Air Date: September 30, 1958
Friday investigates a woman's disappearance after a convicted murderer is paroled into her custody.
3 - The Big Star
Air Date: October 7, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate anonymous threats to disfigure a a famous actress.
4 - The Big Oskar
Air Date: October 14, 1958
The detectives take a report of valuables stolen from the home of a somewhat eccentric old lady. They begin to suspect something is amiss when she starts talking about how she gets the "scoop" on crimes by being the first to report them to the local newspaper.
5 - The Big Little Boy
Air Date: October 21, 1958
The detectives are trying to solve the case of the milk bottle bandit when they catch a break and apprehend a diminutive fifteen year old.
6 - The Big Voice
Air Date: October 28, 1958
A mysterious telephone caller offers a man $1000 for a contract killing, and Friday must identify the caller before it's too late.
7 - The Big Jukebox
Air Date: November 4, 1958
Friday goes undercover as a bar owner in order to break up an illegal jukebox operation.
8 - The Big Doll
Air Date: November 11, 1958
As Friday and Smith investigate a woman's death, they are disturbed to find that her daughter is more interested in discussing her collection of dolls.
9 - The Big Border
Air Date: November 18, 1958
Friday and Smith must track a pair of escaped convicts across the Mexican border.
10 - The Big Nazi
Air Date: November 25, 1958
While investigating reports of teenagers involved in a gunfight, Friday and Smith are shocked to find one of the teens involved wearing a Nazi uniform.
11 - The Big Hot Rod
Air Date: December 2, 1958
Friday is on the hunt for a group of teens that are stealing sports cars.
12 - The Big Green Monkey
Air Date: December 9, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery, and their only clue to the suspect's identity is a green jade monkey.
13 - The Big Hype
Air Date: December 16, 1958
Friday attempts to track down a heroin pusher.
14 - The Big Maria
Air Date: December 23, 1958
Friday and Smith investigate the death of a woman found murdered in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
15 - The Big Donation
Air Date: December 30, 1958
Two con artists are selling phony magazines subscriptions to unsuspecting suckers.
16 - The Big Malcolm
Air Date: January 6, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a criminal gang that preys on all-night restaurants.
17 - The Big Smart Girl
Air Date: January 13, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of robberies in fashionable homes.
18 - The Big Doctor
Air Date: January 20, 1959
Friday goes undercover to investigate a bookie operation.
19 - The Big Signet
Air Date: January 27, 1959
Friday and Smith have to find a man selling forged passports and paperwork.
20 - The Big Accident
Air Date: February 3, 1959
An insurance adjuster files a report with Friday about possible fraudulent insurance claims.
21 - The Big Mailman
Air Date: February 10, 1959
Friday works with a postal inspector to catch a gang using the mail to scam money from people.
22 - The Big Roll
Air Date: February 17, 1959
23 - The Big Thirteen
Air Date: February 24, 1959
An elderly man reports a loss of money to the LAPD, then subsequently denies making the report. Friday and Smith must investigate.
24 - The Big Sour
Air Date: March 10, 1959
An elderly couple are beaten and robbed. The key to finding the bandits lies in a paper boy and an alert bartender.
25 - The Big Starlet
Air Date: March 17, 1959
Friday investigates a young starlet under suspicion of check forgery.
26 - The Big Holdup
Air Date: March 24, 1959
A robber called "The Rattlesnake Bandit" takes pleasure in beating and shooting his victims after he takes their money.
27 - The Big Name
Air Date: March 31, 1959
The only clue to a murder investigated by Friday is the tape on a knife handle.
28 - The Big Couple
Air Date: April 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a husband and wife con team that have a long criminal record.
29 - The Big Squeeze
Air Date: April 14, 1959
Friday investigates a robbery that is caused by a blackmail victim's refusal to pay.
30 - The Big Picture
Air Date: April 21, 1959
A young girl commits suicide after she is tricked by a pair of movie talent scouts who are really operating a prostitution ring.
31 - The Big Carnation
Air Date: April 28, 1959
Friday and Smith hunt "The Carnation Kid," a suspect in a series of hotel burglaries.
32 - The Big Operator
Air Date: July 7, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a the death of a woman found beaten in her car, and suspect that her husband is somehow involved.
33 - The Big Bray
Air Date: July 12, 1959
Friday and Smith investigate a series of food market robberies, where the bandit has been posing as a salesman.
34 - The Big Infant
Air Date: July 19, 1959
Friday and Smith's investigation of a stolen car - containing a sleeping baby - leads them to two juvenile suspects.
35 - The Big Appetite
Air Date: July 26, 1959
Friday and Smith track a burglar who breaks into homes and businesses to steal gourmet food items.
36 - The Big .38
Air Date: August 2, 1959
Cab drivers are being held up, but the descriptions given by the victims don't match.
37 - The Big Byron
Air Date: August 9, 1959
A man reports that his fiance's former boyfriend has taken shots at him.
38 - The Big Counterfeit
Air Date: August 16, 1959
A man impersonating a police officer is going to local businesses and asking for donations for the widows and orphans fund. Smith and Friday set out to stop the con man.
39 - The Big Red
Air Date: August 23, 1959
An informant's tip puts Friday on the trail of a narcotics ring.